What Happened in Oct 1918

Oct 1 1918

Getå Railroad Disaster

In 1918 F 1200 was involved in the severe accident at Getå when passenger train 422 was derailed and hurled down a high embankment built against... Read more

Oct 8 1918 to Oct 10 1918

Battle of Cambrai (1918)

The Battle of Cambrai was a battle between troops of the British First, Third and Fourth Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days... Read more

Oct 12 1918

Cloquet Fire of 1918

On October 12 1918, a massive forest fire raced through northeastern Minnesota from Sturgeon Lake to Lake Superior north of Duluth. When it was... Read more

Oct 20 1918

"Shoulder Arms" (film) is Released

Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy set in France during World War... Read more

Oct 23 1918

Battle of Sharqat Begins

The Battle of Sharqat (October 23—30, 1918) was between the British and the Ottoman Empire at the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I, which... Read more

Oct 25 1918

Wreck of the SS Princess Sophia

Princess Sophia, was built for the Alaska run, and made her maiden voyage on June 7, 1912. She was not a fancy ship, her hull was short and had... Read more

Oct 30 1918

Armistice of Moudros Ends Hostilities in the Middle Eastern Theater

The Armistice of Moudros (Turkish: Mondros Ateşkes Anlaşması) ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and... Read more